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| Specification | Advanced Combat Helmet | FÉLIN |
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| Type | Combat helmet[source] | infantry combat system[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | — |
| In service | 2003-present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars | In U.S. service: Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war In non-U.S. service: Mexican drug war[source] | — |
Without cover: Less than Small
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Single sourceWithout cover: Less than 3 lb (1.36 kg) (Small) 3 lb (1.36 kg) (Medium) 3.3 lb (1.50 kg) (Large) 3.8 lb (1.72 kg) (X-Large)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center[source] | Safran Electronics & Defense[source] |
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| Manufacturer | ArmorSource Gentex MKU[source] | — |
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| Variants | Generation II Lightweight Advanced Combat Helmet[source] | — |
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| Material | kevlar and twaron[source] | — |
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| Components | — | modified FAMAS rifle with a host of other electronics, clothing, pouches, and body armour[source] |
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| Helmet | — | integral SPECTRA helmet fitted with real-time positioning and information system, and with light amplifiers for night vision[source] |
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| Power supply | — | two rechargeable Li-ion batteries[source] |
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| Electronics | — | computer unit, manager unit, radio, man-machine interface, GPS, cables and connector[source] |
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| Communication | — | works by bone vibrations (bone conduction transducer)[source] |
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| Sight technology | — | uncooled infrared sensors, combined with adapted magnifying optics[source]FRF2precisionriflesight component only |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 2, cell 2; revision 1374575395; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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